Track attachment.



. PATENTBD PBB.24,1903

w.v H. NcRossL-m. TRACK ATTAGHMBNT.

APPLICATION FAILED JULY 19, 1902. Y l

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.l

WILLIAM HAYES OROSSLEY, OF BLOOlVISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGN OR OF ONE-HALF TO JAMES REZNER SOHUYLER, OF BLOOMSBURG, PENNf SYLVANIA.

'TRACK ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 721,504, dated February 24, 1903. Application tiled July 19,1902. Serial No. 116.266.l (No inodel.)

T a/ZZ whom, t may concern,.-

Beit known that LWILLIAM HAYES Cnoss- LEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Bloomsburg, in the county of Columbia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Track Attachment, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to street and other railways; vand its object is to provide a new and improved track attachment designed to prevent lire-hose run across the track from being injured by the cars or trains, and at the same time allowing the uninterrupted running of the cars or trains.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, as will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings,

- forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a plan View of the improvement. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional side elevation of the same on the line 2 2 ofjFig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-section of the improvement on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a like view of the same on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

The improvement consists, essentially, of a bridge A, adapted to be set on and temporarily fastened to the rails B of the track, and the said bridge is provided on the top of its open sides with bridge-rails C, terminating at their ends on the top of the track-rails B, as plainly illustrated in Fig. 2, so that a car can readily run along the track-rails B and up over the rails O and down again onto the track-rails without danger of injuring a hose lpassed across the track under the bridge at the open sides thereof. The bridge A is preferably made in three sections A', A2, and A2, of which the end sections A and A2 have their side rail portionsinclined upwardly toward the rail portions of the middle section A3, which latter is preferably connected at one end by a hinge D with a cross-bar E, connecting the two sides of the end section A with each other. The free end of the middle section A2 rests on a suitable seat formed on the inner end of the end section A2 to make the bridgerails O continuous and at the same time allow of swing'ng the middle lsection A3 open, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2, to" conveniently place additional hose across the track, afterwhich the section A3 is swung back to its position to form the continuons track, as previously explained. The inner ends'of the sides of the section A2 are connected with each other by a cross-bar E similar to the cross-bar E, and the sides of the sections A A2 are provided at their inner ends with posts'A4 A5, having their bottom edges formed with toothed jaws engaging the heads of the track -rails B, as plainly indicated in the drawings. The jaws of the posts A4 A5 are preferably L-shaped to .tit the top and inner sides ofthe heads of the rails B, and the outer sides of the said rail- ,heads are engaged by toothed clamping-bars F, resting at their upper ends on the posts A4 A5 and moved at their lower ends in firm contact with the heads of the rails'by clamping-screws G, screwing in the posts A4 A5. Thus when the sections A', A2, and A3 are placed in position on the track-rails B and the clamping-screwsG are screwed up then the posts A4 A5 are clamped rigidly in position on the track-rails by the action of the clamping-bars F to hold the track attachment against longitudinal as well as against transverse movement on the-track-rails. Setj screws H may be employed to screw in the jaws of the posts A4 A5 against the inner sides of the rails B to fasten the posts in position. The outer ends of the end sections A and A2 are provided at their sides with integral bosses A6,'connected with each other by cross-rods I, made in sections and connected with each other by turnbuckles I', which when turnedallow of lengthening or shortening the cross-rods, so asto bring the terminals of the sections A A2 in proper relation relative to the track-rails and also to clamp the bosses A6 in contact with the heads of the track-rails at the inside thereof. The end sections may be connected with each other between their lto injure the hose.

ends by xed cross-rods J, and a similar cross-rod J may connect the sides of the middle section AS with each other. The teeth in the jaws of the posts A4 A5 are preferably run in opposite directions to each other, as plainly indicated in Fig. 2, so as to hold the track attachmentagainst longitudinal movement no matter in which direction acar is passing over the bridge. The free ends of the sides of the middle section A3 are preferably provided with downwardly-extending lugs A7, engaging corresponding sockets in the posts A5 to prevent accidental disengagement in a longitudinal direction between the middle section Aa and the end section A2.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the track attachment can be readily placed in position on the track after the hose is stretched across the track, so that the hose extends through the open sides of the attachment over the track-rails B, and consequently the cars passing over the bridge are not liable Additional hose may be stretched across at any time by opening the middle section A3, as previously explained.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- V 1. A track attachment comprising a bridge for attachment to track-rails, the bridge having its sides formed into rails, terminating at their ends on the top of the track-rails and rising above the same at the middle of the bridge, to leave free passages between the bridge-rails and the track-rails for a tire-hose, and bosses near the extreme end of the bridgerails for engaging the track-rails; and means for forcing said bosses into lirm engagement with the track-rails, as set forth.

2. A track attachment comprising a bridge for attachment to track-rails, the bridge having its sides formed into rails, terminating at their ends on the top of the track-rails and rising above the same at the middle of the bridge, to leave free passages between the bridge-rails and the track-rails for a fire-hose, and means for securing the bridge in position on the track-rails, bosses near the extreme end of the bridge-rails, on their inner sides for engaging the track-rails, and an extensible rod for forcing said bosses outwardly into firm engagement with the track-rails, as set forth.

3. A track attachment comprising a bridge made in sections, having their sides forming continuous bridge-rails, of which the bridgerails of the end sections incline upwardly to the horizontal bridge-rails of the middle section, said end sections having bosses at their outer ends, and posts at their inner ends; and means for bringing said bosses and posts into firm engagement with the track-rails, as set forth.

4.. A track attachment comprising a bridge made in sections, having their sides forming continuous bridge-rails, of which the bridge-- rails of the end sections incline upwardly from the track to the horizontal bridge-rails of the middle section, posts supporting the inner ends of said end sections and having teeth on their lower ends in engagement with the rails of the track, the middle section of the bridge being pivoted to one end section and resting with its free end on the other end section, as set forth.

5. A track attachment comprising a bridge made in sections, having their sides forming continuous bridge-rails, of which the bridgerailsof the end sections incline upwardly to the horizontal bridge-rails of the middle section, the middle section of the bridge being pivoted to one end section and resting with its free end on the other end section, the free end of the middle section being provided with downwardly-extending lugs engaging corresponding sockets in the end section, as set forth.

6; A track attachment comprising a bridge made in sections having their sides forming continuous rails, the middle section being pivoted to one end section and resting with its free end on the other end section, and bosses near the extreme ends of the bridge-rails on their inner sides and means for bringing said bosses into firm engagement with the trackrails; integral posts supporting the inner ends of said end sections on the track, said posts terminating in L-shaped portions at their lower ends, said portions being received between the rails, and having their ends resting upon the flanges of the rails, the lower ends of the posts proper resting on top of the rails; and teeth on the said lower ends of the posts proper and of the L-shaped portions, said teeth being in engagement with the rails of the track to prevent longitudinal movement of the bridge thereon, as set forth.

7. A track attachment comprising a bridge made in sections having their sides forming continuous rails, the middle section being pivoted to one end section and resting with its free end on the other end section, and means for securing the end sections to track-rails, the said means comprising integral posts on the inner ends of the end sections and clamping devices for fastening the posts to the trackrails, as set forth.

8. A track attachment comprising a bridge made in sections having their sides forming continuous rails, the middle section being pivoted to one end section and resting with its free end on the other end section, means for securing the end sections to track-rails, sectional rods having turnbuckles, and integral lugs on the outer ends of the end sections, engaged by the said sectional rods, as set forth.

9. A track attachment comprising a bridge made in sections, having their sides forming continuous bridge-rails, of which the bridgerails of the end sectionsincline upwardlyto the horizontal bridge-rails of the middle section, the rails of said end sections being provided at IOO IIO

their inner ends with supporting standards; In testimony whereof I have signed my L-shaped portions at the lower ends of said name to this specification in the presence ofstandards for engaging the track rails on tvifo subscribing Witnesses.

one side; and clamps on said standards for WILLIAM HAYES OROSSLEY. 5 engaging the opposite sides of the track- Witnesses: i rails, as specified' and for the purpose Set A. W. DUY,

forth. R. S. HEMINGWAY. 

